HOW ARE THEY DOING AND HOW SOON THEY COULD HAVE NEW HOMES. BUT FIRST CONTROVERSY AT THE AIRPORT, A LOCAL RADIO HOST SAYS SHE WAS TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY BY THE TSA AND SHE ALSO SAYS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE'S HAD PROBLEMS AT THE AIRPORT. GOOD EVENING, I'M GAARD SWANSON. AND I'M LAUREN ROWE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JANA BANANA, SHE IS A FAN FAVORITE ON THE AFTERNOON SHOW. SHE IS VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WAY SHE WAS TREATED AT THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT. AS SHE SAT IN HER WHEELCHAIR. SHAUN CHAIYABHAT IS LIVE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AS I MENTIONED, JANA HAS A LOT OF FOLLOWERS, PEOPLE WHO CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT HER. SHE IS IN A WHEELCHAIR. WE ALL KNOW THAT. WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT TO LEAD TO THIS PICTURE? WELL, YOU KNOW, LAUREN, SHE SAYS THAT THE WHOLE THING STARTED BECAUSE OF HER WHEELCHAIR. SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO KANSAS THIS MORNING AND THE MOMENT THAT SHE STEPPED INTO THE SECURITY LINE RIGHT HERE, SHE SAYS THAT THE TSA SCREENING EMBARRASSED HER. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD RADIO HOSTS TALKING ABOUT THIS PICTURE FOR HOURS. THE MORE IT WENT ON, THE MORE UPSET SHE GOT. YOU CAN SEE HER, IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. POPULAR REAL RADIO PERSONALITY JANA BANANA WHO IS CONFINED IT A WHEELCHAIR EXPLAINED ON FACEBOOK, I WAS DETAINED, INTERROGATED AND MOLESTED BY 6 TSA AGENTS AND THREE BOMB EXPLOSIVE EXPERTS FOR OVER AN HOUR. I'VE NEVER FELT SO HUMILIATED. SHE SAYS IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME SHE FLIES AND WE FOUND PLENTY OF VIDEO ON YOUTUBE OF PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS UPSET ABOUT SECURITY SCREENS. BECAUSE SHE CAN'T WALK THROUGH THE BODY SCANNER OR METAL DETECTOR, TSA POLICY SAYS SHE MUST GET A PATDOWN THAT SHE CLAIMS WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. TSA AGENT TOUCHED HER ONLY WHERE HER HUSBAND AND HER DOCTOR DO. HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS LATER OUTRAGE OVER TSA'S POLICIES REGARDING PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND AN HOUR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD TAKE ANYBODY MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES TO DETERMINE, OKAY, THANK YOU. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WHY DOES THAT TAKE SO LONG? AFTER IT WAS OVER, SHE MISSED HER FLIGHT. TSA SPOKESPERSON SAY BOTH JANA AND HER WHEELCHAIR SET OFF AN ALARM. EXPLOSIVE EXPERTS WERE CALLED IN. SHE WAS SCREENED IN A PRIVATE ROOM WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. A SECURITY SCREENING THAT LEFT HER DISTRAUGHT AND FANS HOPING POLICIES CHANGE. NOW, I TALKED TO TSA ALL NIGHT TONIGHT TO SORT THIS WHOLE THING OUT. I'M TOLD HER SCREENING WAS NOT OVER AN HOUR. FROM THE TIME THAT SHE STEPPED INTO THE LINE HERE TO WHEN SHE FINALLY LEFT SECURITY, IT WAS LESS THAN 40 MINUTES, TSA SAYS. TSA WENT ON TO SAY IT IS NOT HER FAULT IF SHE MISSED HER FLIGHT. I HAVE TO ASK THIS QUESTION. WE KNOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TO THE AIRPORT EARLY. HER MISSING HER FLIGHT IS REALLY NOT THE ISSUE HERE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SCREENING DEVICE, YOU CAN OPT FOR A PATDOWN. BUT IF YOU'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION. AND TO ME THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS PRETTY INTRUSIVE. IS THERE ANY SOLUTION? WELL, YOU KNOW, TSA SAYS THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION AND FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD MENTION THAT THEY ARE OFFERING TO TALK WITH HER PRIVATELY ABOUT THIS, PERSONALLY SO THEY CAN RESOLVE THIS WHOLE THING. TSA SPOKESMAN TOLD ME SHE CAN ASK FOR A PASSENGER SCREENING SPECIALIST OR SHE CAN CALL THE TSA CARES HOTLINE THAT, WILL HELP HER GET SOME VERY PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AS SHE GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE HOPE THAT SHE WILL. I SPOKE TO A FRIEND OF JANA'S TONIGHT, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON SUNDAY. WE HOPE TO SPEAK TO HER ABOUT

ORLANDO, Fla. -

A popular local radio host says a recent security screening at Orlando International Airport left her feeling humiliated because she is confined to a wheelchair.

Real Radio 104.1 FM's "Jana Banana" said she was touched inappropriately by TSA agents and it isn't the first time she's had problems at the airport.

A picture posted on her public Facebook profile shows her seemingly distraught after the screening, with an explanation saying, "I was detained, interrogated and molested by 6 TSA agents and 3 bomb explosive experts for over and hour...I've never felt so humiliated."

Her fellow radio hosts talked about her experience during the "Philips Phile" afternoon drive show.

"The more it went on, the more upset she got," said Jim Philips during the show. "You could see her in emotional distress, and who wouldn't be."

Her husband told Local 6 by phone Thursday evening it happens every time she flies. Because she can't walk through the body scanner or metal detector, TSA policy dictates she must get a pat-down, that she claims was uncomfortable.

"The TSA agent touched her, only where her husband and her doctor do," said Jack Bradshaw, another personality on the radio show.

Hundreds of comments on her Facebook page expressed outrage over the situation and TSA's policies regarding people in wheelchairs. There are several videos on Youtube of people in wheelchairs, in similar situations, and also upset by security screens. Her fans hope policies change.

"I don't understand an hour. I don't understand why it would take anybody more than a few minutes to determine, 'Ok, thank you. We're sorry for the inconvenience,'" said Philips on Thursday's show.

After the security screening was over, she said she missed her flight.

A TSA spokesperson said both Jana and her wheelchair set off an alarm, explosives experts were called in, and she was screened in a private room with the door closed.

The spokesperson went on to say her screening did not take over an hour. Rather, from the time she stepped into line, to when she left the screening, it was less then 40 minutes.

TSA said they are willing to speak with Jana to resolve the issue and said in the future, she and any other passengers in wheelchairs can ask for a "Passenger Screening Specialist," who can help guide them through the process, or call the TSA Cares hotline before getting into the security line.

TSA continued, saying there was no improper contact.

"The patdown was done professionally and properly and was necessary in order to screen the passenger and resolve multiple alarms on both her person and wheelchair," said Sari Koshetz, TSA Spokeperson.

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